Lilly Pilly – Powderpuff – Syzygium wilsonii ssp wilsonii

Plant family: Myrtaceae

Plant origin: Queensland

Fruit description: Powderpuff Lilly Pilly produces oval white berries 20mm across, occurring in dense clusters. Each contains a small seed. The fruit is sweet and crisp and tastes like a rose.

Flowers: The spectacular flowers are big fluffy magenta pompoms produced in dense clusters on the ends of the branches, from Spring to Summer

Growing conditions: This beautiful evergreen shrub grows to 1.5 metres. It has dense foliage of small glossy pointed leaves. The new growth is a very attractive as the soft leaves hang down and are a soft pink colour. It makes a stunning feature in the garden, courtyard or in a pot, or grow it as a beautiful hedge. The Powderpuff Lilly Pilly likes moist, well-drained soil in shade or part sun. It is quite hardy once established and can tolerate most soil types. Keep it well mulched and give it compost and fertiliser frequently to encourage the lovely new pink growth. It responds well to tip pruning to increase flower production.

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Pollination requirements: Self-Pollinating.

Harvest time Spring, and Summer

Plant relatives

Special features: Native Birds love the Powderpuff Lilly Pilly, they feast on the flowers nectar, and on the delicious fruits.

Grown by method: Cutting Grown Pot size: 125mm

Plant growing Height and Width for pots or in the ground planting: Grows to 1.5 metres high by 1.5 metres wide if Planted in a Pot. Grows 1.5 metres high by 1.5 metres wide if Planted in the Ground.

Shipping plant pot or planter bag size: 100mm